Posts Tagged ‘Girls’

A Father Who Doesn’t Rescue

He was big. Like a vending machine. And as black as coal. I don’t mention that because I’m racist, because I don’t think I am. I mention it because he was. His eyes were sunken into his skull and the whites around his dark pupils burst with brightness by contrast. My one-year-old daughter knew...

October 6th, 2009 | Essays | Read More

Another One Bites the Dust

On October 1st, 2007, we published an article by Rachel Pater entitled The Evil Empire of Libby Lu. Due to the rash of hilarious comments from angry little girls (and, sometimes, their more reasonable parents), this article has been one of our most long-enduring and well-read pieces. Well, I guess Rachel...

December 22nd, 2008 | Blog | Read More

The Evil Empire of Libby Lu Revisited

Last October, we ran an article by the peerless Rachel Pater on the evils of Club Libby Lu. Once in a while, our articles might pop up on a search engine somewhere, and they’ll get a whole load of comments no one ever sees. In the case of “The Evil Empire of Libby Lu”, this has yielded...

June 24th, 2008 | Blog | Read More

Community Service You Can Use

When I was a freshman in high school, our Law teacher assigned 20 hours of community service. I had no idea where to find places to volunteer, so my mom suggested the local hospital. I was not excited, but I had to finish the assignment, so I became what is commonly referred to as a candy-striper. As...

March 19th, 2008 | Blog | Read More

The Evil Empire of Libby Lu

Going to the mall is something I do only if I’m feeling very strong (or at least slightly masochistic.) The sheer sound of the place sends me into a cold sweat, and the barrage of products from every angle is enough to make me want to find a suitable burlap bag, fashion into a one-size-fits-all...

October 1st, 2007 | Essays | Read More